Re: CHAT: Directions

Barry Garcia wrote:
> I tend to use both street names and land marks. Especially if I'm going to
> a place i've never been, I ask that people give me a hint as to what
> landmarks there are in the area.
I only use street names.  Here in Gainesville, all of our street names
are numbered, with the exception of University Avenue and Main Street.
So, one avenue up from University is Northwest/Northeast 1st Avenue, and
so one.  For me, a very logical system, since just looking at an address
tells you exactly where it is relative to you without needing to know
the names of the streets.  Plus, you know how many blocks it is from
where you are.  I'm at the intersection of 3rd avenue and 15th street,
so my friends who live at 10th and 10th are, as a quick bit of
arithmetic will tell me, 12 blocks away, that is (10-3)+(15-10)=7+5=12

But, when directing someone to my place when I'm in the car with them,
I'll say things like "turn left here at this stoplight", or "right after
the top of this hill" when I'm back in P'cola.

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